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Patented Septf, 1882. l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS D; AYLSWORTH, OF OSWEGO, KANSAS.

HAY-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,83*?, dated September 5, 1882.

' Application mea May 3, isst. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, THOMAS D. AYLS- WORTH, of Oswego, in the county of Labette and State ot' Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hay-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section through the press, the guide orjack, and the horse-power. Fig. 2 is a top view of said parts. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section'through the pressbox. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken transversely through the press-box in the plane indicated by dotted line .r w, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of the parts A A3 a a a2. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the guides b2, the slide b', and thejointed parts b3 b4. Fig. 7 isa perspective view, in detail, ot' one end of the part L, showing a spring tooth or pawl, t'.

This invention relates to horizontal `balingpresses of the kind which are known as continuous presses,77 wherein the hay or other material to be compressed and baled is forced through a tapered chamber, divided into sections, bound, and discharged from the chamber, ready for transportation.

Before describing the press proper I shall:

explain my improved horsepower,which is immediately connected therewith. Thishorse power consists of a rectan gularframe, A,which is composed of horizontal and vertical timbers strongly united and provided with a door, A. In the center ot' this frame Ais aver-tical shaft, A2, having a bell-crank, A3, and adapted to receive on its upper end a sweep, A4, to one end of which the horses may be hitched in any suitable manner. is equal to the throw of the follower of the press, and this crank is provided with a frietion-wiper, a, which in the revolutions of the crank will be 4pressed against by a pivoted friction-plate, a', that is acted on by a spring, a2. This will prevent the long arm of the sweepAifrom being thrown back on thehorses during the pressing operation. This horsepower frame is intended to be spiked as well `as anchored to the ground, so that it is im- The radius of the crank A34 movable. To the crank Aa of the horse-power I suitably attach a stitl' forcing and re'tracting rod, B, which receives endwise movement from said crank and which is guided between horizontal rollers b b, which have their end bearings in ajack-fralne, C, that is spiked to the ground at a convenient distance between the press and the horse-power.

lf it is not convenient to have the rod B move in a plane at a right" angle to the vertical axis ofthe crank-shalt A2, the sliding jack shown in Fig. 6 must be used. This sliding jack consists of a block or cross-liead,b,\\'l1ch is free to slide between two guideways, b2 b2, to which are pivoted two jointed sockets, bb, by means of a single vertical bolt, lf'. The outer end of the rod B will be fixed in the socket b3; or this end of said rod may bejointed by a transversepin to said socket.

, D designates a pitman-rod, which is suitably jointed at c to the end of the rod B it' the guidi'- rollerjack shown in Fig. l is used; but it the sliding jack is used one end of the rod D is tted into the socket b4, and either rigidly secured thereto or connected to it'hy a horizontal joint. One end ofthe pitman-rod D is suitably jointed at c to one end of a follower-block, E, which must move in a right line in its forward and back strokes.

The object of the jack O is to convert the vibrating movement which the outer endot' the rod B receives from the crank A3 into a rectilinear reciprocating movement, whichis.

transmitted to the follower-block E without any ot' the parts binding.

Fdesignatesarectangularpress-frame,wl'1ich is composed of vertical and horizontal timbers strongly' bolted together. This press-frame may be made anysuitable length, height, and width; but itis especially constructed with reference to its height and width to the merchantable size of the bales of hay or other product which itis intended to produce. It is a horizontal pressframe, and its length maybe adapted for two or more bales. The tloor F of the horizontal pressframe is rigidly securedl upon the sill-timbers` thereof, which latter are strongly tied together by horizon tal transverse bolts and by the transverse tie-sills. This licor is horizontal, as shown in Fig. 1. Gr designates the roof or top of the press, which is endwise removable, and which IOC is supported upon the upper edges ot' the two removable vertical sides H H of the press. rlhe transverse pieces (and their tie-bolts) of the press-frameF lie across the root' G and resist all strain against it.

At the feed end of the press is an opening, d, through the roof Gr, of suitable capacity to allow the hay to be fed into the press-box before the follower E, and near the discharge end of the press a door, gate, or section, G, is suitably hinged to the roof, the free end of which section is directly beneath a bow-spring, c, which is allowed to swivel on the lower end of a screw, c', having a hand-crank on its upper end and tapped vertically through a crossbrace, F, of the frame F. The feed-opening d is provided with either a hinged or a vertically-movable cover, the bottom of which,when closed, is flush with the lower side of the root' G, as shown in Fig. 1. This cover should be closed and fastened down after each charge of hay has been put into the press-box.

Both sides H H of the press-box are alike. Therefore a description of one side will give a clear understanding of the other side. The discharge end of the side H has a hinged section applied to it, which is lettered Hf, and this hinged section is provided with a screw, f, on the inner end ofwhich is a spring,f, and on the outer end is a hand-crank, f2. The main part of the side H is rigid; but it is composed of a lattice-work the bars of which are doublebeveled outwardly, so that a needle can be 'passed through them, which, when it is properly threaded, will allow the bales to be bound. That portion of the side H which is at and in close proximity to the press-chamber I isvertieally grooved and adapted to receive the vertical timbers of the press-frame, thus effectually preventing endwise movement of said side. These sides are removable from the press-frame. Near the lower and near the upper edge of each side H is secured to it a rack, J, the teeth of which are pitched toward the discharge end of the press; and at the front or feed end of the press and in close relation to the front termini of the said racks a number otA springs, K, are Secured ,thefreeinwardly-curved endsof which l are designed for engaging with the hay when under compression, and assisting in preventing portions of the compressed mass from expanding when the follower-block D is moved back to receive another charge of hay in the press.

L L designate movable partition-blocks or followers, which are applied in the press-box between the charges ot hay, so as to separate one bundle or bale from another as the work of pressing progresses. The blocks L are provided with latches or beveled nose-bolts i,which are protruded from the vertical edges ot' these blocks, and which engage with the teeth ofthe horizontal racks J. The said blocks L are allowed to move forward in the press-box, but are prevented from being forced backward by the spring-bolts 1l engaging with the racks. The sides II arefsecured to vertical braces of the press-frame by means of horizontal boltsj and nuts lr, which allow the sides II to be adjusted in or out, as may be desired.

Having described my invention, I claim-4` 1. In combination with the follower et the press, the pit|naI1-rod, the jack or guide, thc forcing-rod, the crank of the horsepower, and a spring-actuated brake, substantially as described.

2. A press-box consisting of the horizontal frame, the adjustable sides H II, the hinged sections at the ends of' these sides, the root' or cover, its hinged section, and the screws for adjusting the said hinged sections, substantially as described.

3. The combination of thespring-retainers K, the adjustable pressboX sides, the dividingblocks L, the spring-actuated bolts thereof, and the racks on the inner surfaces ot' said pressbox sides, substantially in the manner and'f'or the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS D. AYLSWORTH.

Witnesses:V

J. A. Gares, A. P. PRICE. 

